Cannabis

Risk

The three written programs you do not have.

Sep 6, 2026

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12 min read

The three written programs you do not have.

Minnesota did not adopt the federal exemptions. AWAIR, Employee Right to Know and hazard communication all reach a licensed cannabis facility — and OCM makes you attest at every renewal that your policies comply.

Hiring

Sep 5, 2026

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9 min read

One hire, two background checks.

Since March 2026 every Minnesota cannabis worker goes through the BCA. That check is not a consumer report — and the one you buy from a vendor is governed by two statutes that cannot fit on the same page.

280E

Sep 4, 2026

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7 min read

Fifty is an average, not a headcount

Counting to applicable large employer status, the two penalties, and the December 2024 law that most online summaries still miss.

Payroll compliance

Seven days to answer, or it is decided without you.

Sep 3, 2026

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6 min read

Seven days to answer, or it is decided without you.

Minnesota Paid Leave has been paying benefits since January. The employer's part of a claim is short, unforgiving, and mostly buried in an administrative rule rather than the statute.

Onboarding

The handbook nobody signed is still a contract

Sep 2, 2026

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6 min read

The handbook nobody signed is still a contract

Pine River, Hall v. Plainview, and the sections a page-one disclaimer does not cover

Wage and Hour

The tip jar is not yours to redistribute

Aug 24, 2026

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3 min read

The tip jar is not yours to redistribute

Minnesota has no tip credit, no employer-mandated pooling, and since 2024 no processing-fee haircut. Dispensaries inherited all three rules the moment they put out a jar.

Hiring

The typo you used to get ten days to fix

Aug 21, 2026

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3 min read

The typo you used to get ten days to fix

ICE narrowed what counts as a correctable I-9 error in March 2026. A missing date of birth now costs money the day an inspector finds it.

Risk

Aug 20, 2026

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3 min read

Payroll software, PEO, or EOR

Three very different answers to one question: who is legally the employer of the person behind your counter?

Hiring

Aug 10, 2026

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2 min read

You sell it. Can you still test for it?

Off-duty cannabis use, safety-sensitive roles, and how to write a testing policy that actually holds up in Minnesota.

Risk

One wrong class code can cost more than a year of payroll fees

Aug 6, 2026

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2 min read

One wrong class code can cost more than a year of payroll fees

Budtender, trimmer, extractor, driver — why workers' comp classifications rarely match the job, and what it costs when they don't.

280E

Schedule III changed your taxes. It did not change your payroll.

Aug 5, 2026

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2 min read

Schedule III changed your taxes. It did not change your payroll.

What the April 2026 rescheduling order actually means for medical vs. adult-use operators — and why your payroll records just got more valuable.

Labor Relations

Your labor peace agreement is a license condition, not paperwork

Aug 4, 2026

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2 min read

Your labor peace agreement is a license condition, not paperwork

What Minnesota requires of every cannabis licensee — and why the legal ground under the requirement is shifting.

Cannabis

The three written programs you do not have.

One hire, two background checks.

Fifty is an average, not a headcount

Seven days to answer, or it is decided without you.

The handbook nobody signed is still a contract

The tip jar is not yours to redistribute

The typo you used to get ten days to fix

Payroll software, PEO, or EOR

You sell it. Can you still test for it?

One wrong class code can cost more than a year of payroll fees

Schedule III changed your taxes. It did not change your payroll.

Your labor peace agreement is a license condition, not paperwork

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